Steinkjer Station (Norwegian: Steinkjer stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Steinkjer in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1]

Steinkjer Station

Steinkjer stasjon
Railway station
View of the station
General information
LocationSteinkjerSteinkjer
Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates64°00′41″N 11°29′44″E / 64.01139°N 11.49556°E / 64.01139; 11.49556
Elevation3.6 m (12 ft) AMSL
Owned byBane NOR
Operated bySJ Norge
Line(s)Nordlandsbanen
Distance125.5 km (78.0 mi)
ConnectionsBus: AtB
Construction
ArchitectPaul Armin Due
Other information
Station codeSTK
History
Opened15 November 1905 (1905-11-15)
Location
Steinkjer Station is located in Trøndelag
Steinkjer Station
Steinkjer Station
Location within Trøndelag
Steinkjer Station is located in Norway
Steinkjer Station
Steinkjer Station
Steinkjer Station (Norway)

The station is located on the Nordland Line, serving both local and express trains northbound through Innherred and on to Nordland county, and southbound to the city of Trondheim. The staffed station sits adjacent to the E6 highway. The station is at the northern terminus of the Trøndelag Commuter Rail to Trondheim. An hourly service usually runs on this line.

History edit

 
Steinkjær station in 1907.

Steinkjer Station was built as part of Hell–Sunnan Line and opened on 15 November 1905 along with the rest of the line north of Verdal. The original name of the station was Steinkjær but on 5 June 1925, the spelling was changed to the present Steinkjer.[2][3][4]

Steinkjer Station was designed by architect Paul Armin Due. He designed a number of other stations built by the Norwegian State Railways, including virtually all stations north of Levanger on Hell–Sunnanbanen and many stations on Bergensbanen, including all those in Hallingdal. The building is on two floors with living quarters for the station master on the second floor. The building was built in Art Nouveau architectural style with marked portals.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Morten Stene. "Steinkjer stasjon". banenor.no. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  2. ^ "Steinkjer stasjon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  3. ^ "Steinkjer" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. ^ "Steinkjer station". Norges Statsbaner. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  5. ^ Geir Tandberg Steigan. "Arkitekter:Paul Franz Wilhelm Armin Due (1870-1926)". artemisia.no. Retrieved 2017-12-01.


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Sparbu Nordland Line Jørstad
Preceding station Express trains Following station
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Preceding station Local trains Following station
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